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cock one snook

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snook

2[snook, snook]
–noun
1. a gesture of defiance, disrespect, or derision.
2. cock a snook or cock one's snook, to thumb the nose: a painter who cocks a snook at traditional techniques.
Also, cock a snoot.


Origin:
1875–80; orig. uncert.
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